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Q.Match the pathogens with respective diseases caused by them and select the correct match using the codes given below : (A) Leishmania donavani —

(i) Amoebiasis
(B) Wuchereria bancrofti —
(ii) Kala-azar
(C) Trypanosoma gambiense —
(iii) Sleeping sickness
(D) Entamoeba histolytica —
(iv) Filariasis
(a) (A)-(iii), (B)-(i), (C)-(ii), (D)-(iv)
(b) (A)-(ii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(iii), (D)-(i)
(c) (A)-(i), (B)-(iv), (C)-(iii), (D)-(ii)
(d) (A)-(ii), (B)-(iv), (C)-(i), (D)-(iii)
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The correct pathogen-disease pairs are Leishmania donovani-Kala-azar, Wuchereria bancrofti-Filariasis, Trypanosoma gambiense-Sleeping sickness, and Entamoeba histolytica-Amoebiasis.

Each of these is a well-known protozoan/helminth pathogen with a specific disease association taught in Human Health and Diseases: Leishmania donovani, transmitted by sandflies, causes visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar); Wuchereria bancrofti, a filarial nematode transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis); Trypanosoma gambiense, transmitted by the tsetse fly, causes African sleeping sickness; and E …

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